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title: "17 Chord Progression Quotes by 17 authors"
description: "Browse 17 Chord Progression quotes by 17 authors. Discover the best Chord Progression sayings and thoughts."
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> [Chord progression is progression of emotions; storytelling - taking one person from one mood to the next. We are doing the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richie-hawtin/chord-progression-is-progression-of-emotions-storytelling-taking-one/)

[Richie Hawtin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richie-hawtin/)

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> [Using open strings is a great way to add texture and atmosphere to any chord progression.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-petrucci/using-open-strings-is-a-great-way-to-add-texture-and-atmosphere-to/)

[John Petrucci](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-petrucci/)

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> [I think there's something that feels so good about a 1-4-5 chord progression. It's a very standard chord progression, and it just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-gibbard/i-think-there-s-something-that-feels-so-good-about-a-1-4-5-chord/)

[Ben Gibbard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-gibbard/)

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> [There's so many ways you can play one chord progression that the repetition isn't ever exactly the same.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-vile/there-s-so-many-ways-you-can-play-one-chord-progression-that-the/)

[Kurt Vile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-vile/)

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> [The first thing that inspires any song is a chord progression. When I have one I really like, I get into the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-first-thing-that-inspires-any-song-is-a-chord-progression-when-i/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [When I write a song, that process is sort of entwined with a lyric or a chord progression that suits the vibe,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-zauner/when-i-write-a-song-that-process-is-sort-of-entwined-with-a-lyric-or/)

[Michelle Zauner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-zauner/)

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> [It turns out kids today still learn that four-chord progression when they're just picking up the guitar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-scofield/it-turns-out-kids-today-still-learn-that-four-chord-progression-when/)

[John Scofield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-scofield/)

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> [To be honest, I don't have a particular recipe, but I normally start with the chord progression and then I build it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-misch/to-be-honest-i-don-t-have-a-particular-recipe-but-i-normally-start/)

[Tom Misch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-misch/)

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> [I can't sing, but I'll sing over this chord progression, like, over and over, for however long it takes - sometimes it's,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/flume/i-can-t-sing-but-i-ll-sing-over-this-chord-progression-like-over-and/)

[Flume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/flume/)

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> [I've never used the word jamming. It's a matter of finding a great song and learning the chords, then slightly altering the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-ward/i-ve-never-used-the-word-jamming-it-s-a-matter-of-finding-a-great/)

[M. Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-ward/)

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> [I'd have these weird experiences where I'd just be walking down the street with this chord progression in my head, this happened…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/duncan-sheik/i-d-have-these-weird-experiences-where-i-d-just-be-walking-down-the/)

[Duncan Sheik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/duncan-sheik/)

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> [If I don't already know a song's chord progression, I'll stop writing and try to figure it out. I can occasionally listen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-paul-wilson/if-i-don-t-already-know-a-song-s-chord-progression-i-ll-stop-writing/)

[F. Paul Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-paul-wilson/)

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> [Playing inside the changes means playing enough of the important notes of the chord progression at important times. A good solo might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-israels/playing-inside-the-changes-means-playing-enough-of-the-important/)

[Chuck Israels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-israels/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/200/chuck-israels-66376_change_playing-inside-the-changes-means-playing_1137295.png)

> [I kept on buying records and listening to them. Finally, I was able to hear the relationship between the jazz improvisers' solos…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-pekar/i-kept-on-buying-records-and-listening-to-them-finally-i-was-able-to/)

[Harvey Pekar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-pekar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e82/harvey-pekar-4945_able_i-kept-on-buying-records-and-listening-t_2049332.jpg)

> [If I'm making a chord progression on guitar, and I like it, but the next day when I play, and it doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-g/if-i-m-making-a-chord-progression-on-guitar-and-i-like-it-but-the/)

[Alex G](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-g/)

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> [“Of these five features, harmonic consistency is clearly the most culturally specific. The idea that music should consist of rapidly changing chords…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dmitri-tymoczko/of-these-five-features-harmonic-consistency-is-clearly-the-most/)

[Dmitri Tymoczko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dmitri-tymoczko/)

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> [The melodies are always the most important part to me. I am pulled more to the groove than the chord progression. After…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-matthews/the-melodies-are-always-the-most-important-part-to-me-i-am-pulled/)

[Dave Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-matthews/)

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